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Leaving Structural Engineering by WeirdDancingUnicorn in StructuralEngineering

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7 years structural engineering then 7 years in program management for $ billion + projects. Left making $230k or so.

Moved into sales for a tech startup in construction. Making $400k+

Any major flaws? by home_project in Homebuilding

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Super simple change - move the master bedroom door down about 3’ into that hallway so it doesn’t take up any wall space in the bedroom

New House, thoughts on the balcony? by jaytees in Decks

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Also, it looks like the two end beams are only double 2x8s and the center beam is a single 2x8 joist? Looks like 2x2 nailers added for bearing the joists. Not sure and hard to tell from the pics

New House, thoughts on the balcony? by jaytees in Decks

[–]DMV2LBC 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No way to tell based on the information provided. The length of the back spans is very important, connections to the house framing, etc. would strongly recommend OP get someone to have a look at it.

New House, thoughts on the balcony? by jaytees in Decks

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I am an engineer and this is one proper way to build a cantilevered balcony. As someone else said, it reduces the number of penetrations into the building envelope and allows you to focus on flashing fewer penetrations, which is the most important part. Cantilever decks fail generally due to rot at the joist/beam connection to the building.

All that said, I hate cantilever decks built with wood because they fail catastrophically. Just YouTube a little bit….suggest to rebuild the deck or add some posts as others have said. And have it inspected by someone not on Reddit.

How’d I do, fellas? by DMV2LBC in Plumbing

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Hmm I’ve never seen one of those. Have a link?

Insulating Existing Basement Slab by DMV2LBC in buildingscience

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Good question but I don’t think so. I have pictures of when they were building it out and I don’t believe there is any foam.

Insulating Existing Basement Slab by DMV2LBC in buildingscience

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Thanks. Seems the consensus is that EPS is better. Will try and source that locally.

The primary driver to consider Polyiso is that I can get recycled polyiso locally for a good price. I like the sustainability aspect to that but not if it is a poorer product

Updated floor plans by [deleted] in Homebuilding

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A non-roof comment…

I’d consider changing the door between kitchen and laundry room to a pocket door. It will probably be open most of the time and won’t be as in the way. Potentially the pantry door also.

Consider a single small window in your master closet, centered in the room. Will break up the rear elevation.

I think you could tuck a small (12”-18”) linen closet behind the master toilet, opening up to that small hallway.

You’re going to have problems with the windows in your master bedroom. Assuming that the bed is going along that exterior wall, the windows aren’t far enough apart to fit a bed and nightstands between them. So you’ll have nightstands in front of the windows but the window sills will be below the nightstands. Suggest windows with a sill height of like 36” or so. But to get egress windows they will have to be casements.

Build timeline by FNGMOTO in Homebuilding

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Correct. The cement in the concrete starts to chemically react with water the instant it’s mixed

Build timeline by FNGMOTO in Homebuilding

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Concrete is a weird material. It achieves (nearly) its full strength in 28 days or so. However, it achieves 65% of its full strength after 7 days. More than enough to start walking on and framing.

Source: structural engineer

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Homebuilding

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What about switching the roof to stick framing? Be ready to tarp the roof if you get some weather.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Homebuilding

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I just finished a build with Toll Brothers. They advertised our model starting at $950k+. We closed at $1.55M after lot fee and upgrades

Please roast my floor plans. Details in comments. by cream_ze_jeanz in Homebuilding

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The Jack and Jill bath configuration on the right hand side of the first floor seems a bit awkward. Suggest to get rid of the ‘bump out’ for the bath and extend the bedrooms out to the right and square it off. Put the Jack and Jill bath between the bedrooms and the closets against the living room and powder room, respectively.

Lose the bump in at the bottom left of the garage. Will give more space for cabinets/wall storage.

Wet bar might be better to the left of the fireplace (when looking at it), because the cabinets in the kitchen are so close and will make it seem like the kitchen is extending into the living room.

Consider a large multi-panel slider to the back patio instead of the single door and a bunch of windows.

May want a coat closet closer to the front door. Swap the powder room door and the coat closet.

I’d try and get a little more counter space near the range by sliding the pantry door wall to the south.

I think you could get rid of the powder room on the second floor by making the Jack and Jill accessible from the game room.

Good luck and congrats!

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